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AIBU to want to sell my daughters Barbie dream house?

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Lilacbluewaters · 02/03/2025 13:35

Bought said Barbie dream house two years ago, she has played with it approximately 5-10 times and that is when she has had friends come round. We moved house so now she has a smaller bedroom, there is no where to put this huge thing!! It’s currently in her brothers bedroom, I have spoke to my dd (age 6) and said we should pass it on to another little girl now, I’m sad that she’s only 6 and not interested at all in imaginative play but also can’t force it. (She prefers creative things, Lego, hama beads, slime, arts crafts, being outside on her bike etc) She is refusing to let it go though, but honestly she never touches it!! This whole year so far she has no touched it once😭
what would you do? Am I being really mean to get rid of it?

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boulevardofbrokendreamss · 02/03/2025 13:56

Sell it and give her the money to buy something else. We had one that Dts really really wanted, was played with for about an hour tops.

OriginalUsername2 · 02/03/2025 13:54

I don’t think she has to interact with it to love it. I wasn’t an I imaginative play kid either, but I loved my things in my room. I was never lucky enough for a Barbie dream house but I think that’s a really special toy.

Needmorelego · 02/03/2025 13:54

If she likes Lego there is a Mega (rival brand) set of the Barbie Dream House that's much smaller and can obviously be taken apart when not being played with.
Maybe as a compromise?

AIBU to want to sell my daughters Barbie dream house?
Thornybush · 02/03/2025 13:52

Same story with my dd who is 8. We took it apart and put it in the attic for our younger dd who is 2. We also have an LOL house which is a bit trickier to take apart so we may just donate that. I'd love for it to go to a child who would love it! ❤️ I agree with previous pp , could you motivate her by saying she can buy something else instead?

changedusernameforthis1 · 02/03/2025 13:50

I can't say I blame you tbh. We got one for our DD who is also 6, but she still loves it.
Unfortunately it won't fit in her room either so it takes up space in our front room.

lostintherainyday · 02/03/2025 13:50

Does she understand that she can use the money from the sale to buy something she would play with more often?

Floralnomad · 02/03/2025 13:48

Stick it in the shed / garage if you have one .

suburburban · 02/03/2025 13:47

My dgd has this and loves it

Let her keep it if you can

CalmTheFuckDownMargaret · 02/03/2025 13:46

I’d tell her it’s time to sell it and to use the money from the sale to buy her new toys of her choice. Surely that’s win win.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 02/03/2025 13:46

Do you have a shed it can be stored in? Tell her when she wants to play with it you will bring it in.
It's not fair to your ds to have it taking up space in his bedroom.

richardosmanstrousers · 02/03/2025 13:45

I would let her keep it, for no reason other than it's hers and she doesn't want to get rid of it. I think forcing removal of toys is harsh, kids need a little bit of control over their world and choosing to keep a Barbie house is it.

cheezncrackers · 02/03/2025 13:42

The way I've persuaded my DC to part with things in the past is to say that if I sell it we can buy them something new with the money that they want. It's only fair, after all, as the thing belongs to them and therefore the proceeds are theirs.

Smartiepants79 · 02/03/2025 13:40

I’d only be keeping it if it was her most favourite thing.
If you do manage to get some money for it you could let her spend it on something new that she would like. Something smaller!!

ShaunaSadeki · 02/03/2025 13:38

have you got an attic? We stick stuff up there and say we can get it down when you want to play with it. Then when it is never mentioned again we get rid of it.